WGBH prepping for debut of 'High School Quiz Show'

High School Quiz Show will debut on WGBH in March and feature local students

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Boston's WGBH is planning to debut an academic quiz show featuring local high school students. The first season of the program, High School Quiz Show, will feature teams from 24 Massachusetts schools who compete against each other in a "fast-paced question and answer format, both as teams and in head-to-head lightning rounds," according to WBGH. The program is slated to premiere in March.

According to information on the program's Facebook page, questions are drawn from the core Massachusetts high school curriculum, including literature, history and science, together with current events, sports, entertainment, and general knowledge. The competition will culminate in a statewide playoff for the championship and four teams from WGBY's academic game program, As Schools Match Wits, will eventually come to WGBH studios to compete with High School Quiz Show's four top qualifying teams, according to a release from WGBH officials. WGBY is the PBS affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The show began production in November. Student teams from around Massachusetts have been taping their shows over the last few months. Production support for the program is provided by the University of Massachusetts.

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